AB40-ASA1,844
4Section
844. 46.56 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,517,95
46.56
(3) (bm) 1. The coordinating committee of a multi-entity initiative shall
6include representatives described under par. (a) 1. to 7. who are from any county or
7tribe included in the multi-entity initiative, except that, of the representatives
8described under par. (a) 1. to 7., the committee shall include at least one
9representative from each county or tribe included in the initiative.
AB40-ASA1,517,1210
2. For purposes of a coordinating committee appointed for a multi-entity
11initiative, a representative under par. (b) 1., 2., 4., 5., 6., 7., and 11. may be from any
12county or tribe included in the multi-entity initiative.
AB40-ASA1,845
13Section
845. 46.56 (3) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,517,1614
46.56
(3) (d) 6. If a county or tribe
or a multi-entity initiative applies for
15funding under sub. (15), assist the administering agency in developing the
16application required under sub. (15) (b).
AB40-ASA1,846
17Section
846. 46.56 (3) (d) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,517,2118
46.56
(3) (d) 14. Establish target groups of children who are involved in 2 or
19more systems of care and their families to be served by the initiative. For a county
20or tribe
or a multi-entity initiative that applies for funding under sub. (15), severely
21emotionally disturbed children are required to be a priority target group.
AB40-ASA1,847
22Section
847. 46.56 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,517,2523
46.56
(3) (f) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
24initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
25(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,848
1Section
848. 46.56 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,518,52
46.56
(4) Role of administering agency. (intro.)
The Except when otherwise
3provided in requirements established by the department under sub. (14) (e) that
4apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives, the administering agency designated
5under sub. (2) shall do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,849
6Section
849. 46.56 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,518,97
46.56
(4) (d) If the county board of supervisors or tribe
or a multi-entity
8initiative decides to seek state funding under sub. (15), develop the application in
9cooperation with the coordinating committee.
AB40-ASA1,850
10Section
850. 46.56 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,518,1411
46.56
(5) Interagency agreement. (intro.)
An Except when otherwise provided
12in requirements established by the department under sub. (14) (e) that apply with
13respect to multi-entity initiatives, an interagency agreement shall include all of the
14following:
AB40-ASA1,851
15Section
851. 46.56 (6) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (6) (cr) 1. and
16amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,518,1917
46.56
(6) (cr) 1.
Every Except as provided in subd. 2., every county and tribe
18that operates any initiative shall develop written policies and procedures specifying
19the selection process for the initiative coordinator.
AB40-ASA1,852
20Section
852. 46.56 (6) (cr) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,518,2321
46.56
(6) (cr) 2. For a multi-entity initiative, the lead administrative county
22or the lead administrative tribe shall develop the written policies and procedures
23under subd. 1. specifying the selection process for the initiative coordinator.
AB40-ASA1,853
24Section
853. 46.56 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,519,3
146.56
(6) (e) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
2initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
3(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,854
4Section
854. 46.56 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,519,135
46.56
(7) Eligibility of children and families. (intro.)
Children Except when
6otherwise provided in requirements established by the department under sub. (14)
7(e) that apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives, children who are involved in
82
of or more systems of care and their families shall be eligible for the initiative,
9except that the coordinating committee may establish specific additional criteria for
10eligibility for services and may establish certain target groups of children who are
11involved in 2 or more systems of care to receive services. If target groups are
12established, only children falling within the target groups may be enrolled in the
13initiative. Any eligibility criteria shall meet all of the following conditions:
AB40-ASA1,855
14Section
855. 46.56 (8) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,519,1715
46.56
(8) (t) This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
16initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
17(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,856
18Section
856. 46.56 (9) to (13) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,520,219
46.56
(9) Immediate care. Individual county departments, tribal agencies,
20other agencies, and other service providers shall provide immediate services and
21other resources as necessary and appropriate to children who are involved in 2 or
22more systems of care and their families who have been referred for an evaluation of
23eligibility for and appropriateness of enrollment in the initiative while assessment
24and planning take place.
This subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity
1initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements under sub.
2(14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,520,9
3(10) Relation to other support programs. In any county or for a tribe that has
4a family support program under s. 46.985 or other support programs, including
5comprehensive community services or
office of justice assistance department of
6justice or department of corrections programs, the initiative shall coordinate its
7activities with the support programs.
This subsection does not apply with respect
8to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted
9requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,520,17
10(11) Conflict management. The department, administering agency, service
11coordination agencies, and service coordinators shall establish and use informal
12means for conflict management, including consultation, mediation, and independent
13assessment, whenever possible. A formal conflict management policy shall be
14established in writing by the coordinating committee for use by families, providers,
15and other individuals involved in the initiative.
This subsection does not apply with
16respect to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted
17requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,521,2
18(12) Administrative appeals. Decisions by the service coordination agency
19regarding eligibility, enrollment, denial, termination, reduction, or appropriateness
20of services and decisions by the individuals designated by the coordinating
21committee regarding eligibility, enrollment, or denial may be appealed to the
22coordinating committee by a child who is a service applicant or recipient or by the
23parent or guardian or guardian ad litem of the applicant or recipient. Decisions of
24the coordinating committee may be appealed to the department under ch. 227.
This
25subsection does not apply with respect to multi-entity initiatives to the extent that
1the department has adopted requirements under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those
2contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,521,9
3(13) Review of actions by individual agencies. Nothing in this section shall
4limit, modify, or expand the rights, remedies, or procedures established in federal
5statutes or regulations or state statutes or rules for individuals or families receiving
6services provided by individual organizations that are participating in the
7coordinated services plan of care.
This subsection does not apply with respect to
8multi-entity initiatives to the extent that the department has adopted requirements
9under sub. (14) (e) that conflict with those contained in this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,857
10Section
857. 46.56 (14) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,521,1311
46.56
(14) (b) (intro.) The department shall provide, either directly or through
12purchase of services, the following support services to the counties and tribes that
13elect to participate in the initiative
and to multi-entity initiatives:
AB40-ASA1,858
14Section
858. 46.56 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,521,2215
46.56
(14) (d) Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for enrollment in the
16initiative, if the state is funding the initiative in a particular county or for a tribe
or
17is funding a multi-entity initiative under sub. (15), the department may permit the
18county
or, tribe
, or multi-entity initiative to serve under this section any individual
19who has a severe disability and who has not attained 22 years of age, and his or her
20family, if the individual's mental, physical, sensory, behavioral, emotional, or
21developmental disability or whose combination of multiple disabilities meets the
22requirements specified in sub. (1) (om) 1. to 4.
AB40-ASA1,859
23Section
859. 46.56 (14) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,522,3
146.56
(14) (e) The department may establish additional requirements to apply
2with respect to multi-entity initiatives, including requirements that conflict with
3any requirements in subs. (3) to (13).
AB40-ASA1,860
4Section
860. 46.56 (15) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,522,85
46.56
(15) (b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this subsection
, the
6county board of supervisors or tribe
or, for a multi-entity initiative, the county board
7of the lead administrative county or the lead administrative tribe shall do all of the
8following:
AB40-ASA1,861
9Section
861. 46.56 (15) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,522,1410
46.56
(15) (b) 4. Submit a description of the existing services and other
11resources in the county or tribe
or in the area or areas served by a multi-entity
12initiative for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care, an assessment
13of any gaps in services, and a plan for using the funds received under this subsection
14or funds from other sources to develop or expand the initiative.
AB40-ASA1,862
15Section
862. 46.56 (15) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,522,2016
46.56
(15) (c) In order for a county or tribe
or a multi-entity initiative to obtain
17funds under this subsection, all of the participating agencies and organizations shall
18provide matching funds that, in total, equal 20% of the requested funding. The
19match may be cash or in-kind. The department shall determine what may be used
20as in-kind match.
AB40-ASA1,863
21Section
863. 46.56 (15) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,522,2522
46.56
(15) (d) In order to apply for funding, a county or tribe
or a multi-entity
23initiative shall have a coordinating committee that meets the requirements under
24sub. (3) (a) and (b)
, and, if applicable, sub. (3) (bm) that will carry out the
25responsibilities under sub. (3) (d).
AB40-ASA1,864
1Section
864. 46.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,523,162
46.86
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (5) (md) the department
3may award not more than $125,500 in each fiscal year as grants to counties and
4private nonprofit entities for treatment for pregnant women and mothers with
5alcohol and other drug abuse treatment needs; mothers who have alcohol and other
6drug abuse treatment needs and dependent children up to the age of 5 years; and the
7dependent children up to the age of 5 years of those mothers. The grants shall be
8awarded in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures. The
9grants shall be used to establish community-based programs, residential
10family-centered treatment programs or home-based treatment programs. The
11program under a grant must include alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
12services, parent education, support services for the children of the women who are
13enrolled in the program, vocational assistance and housing assistance. Any program
14funded under this subsection must also provide follow-up aftercare services to each
15woman and her children for at least 2 years after the date on which a woman has left
16the program.
AB40-ASA1,865
17Section
865. 46.86 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,523,2218
46.86
(2m) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (5) (md), the
19department shall distribute not more than $79,500 in each fiscal year for residential
20long-term treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse, including treatment with
21respect to family relationships, antisocial behavior and employability, in a treatment
22facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19), in a 1st class city.
AB40-ASA1,866
23Section
866. 46.86 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,524,824
46.86
(3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (5) (md), the department
25may not distribute more than $900,000 in each fiscal year to fund a multidisciplinary
1prevention and treatment team in Milwaukee County for cocaine-abusing women
2and their children. The multidisciplinary prevention and treatment team must
3coordinate its activities with other prevention and treatment programs in
4Milwaukee County for cocaine-abusing women and their children. Residents from
5other counties may be served by the multidisciplinary prevention and treatment
6team. The department may carry forward funds distributed under this subsection,
7but not encumbered by December 31, for distribution for the purpose under this
8subsection in the following calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,867
9Section
867. 46.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,524,1410
46.86
(5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(7) (5) (md), the department
11may not distribute more than $235,000 in each fiscal year as a grant to ARC
12Community Services, Inc., for women and children in Dane County, to provide
13funding for staff of the center and transportation and meal expenses for chemically
14dependent women who receive services from the center.
AB40-ASA1,868
15Section
868. 46.86 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,524,2116
46.86
(6) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435
(7) (5) 17(md), the department may award up to $1,330,800 in each fiscal year, and from the
18appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (gb), the department may award not more
19than $319,500 in each fiscal year, as grants to counties and private entities to provide
20community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that do all of
21the following:
AB40-ASA1,869
22Section
869. 46.90 (5m) (br) 5g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,524,2523
46.90
(5m) (br) 5g. Refer the case to the department of financial institutions
24if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an individual
25who is required to be registered under s. 202.13 or 202.14.
AB40-ASA1,870
1Section
870. 46.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,525,42
46.96
(2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s.
320.435 (7) (c)
or (kc) to independent living centers for nonresidential services to
4severely disabled individuals.
AB40-ASA1,871
5Section
871. 47.02 (3m) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,525,106
47.02
(3m) (p) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (5) (n), in each fiscal
7year, allocate $600,000 of moneys received from the federal social security
8administration for reimbursement of grants to independent living centers. The
9department shall make grants to independent living centers for nonresidential
10services to severely disabled individuals as defined in s. 46.96 (1) (b).
AB40-ASA1,525,1311
2. To be eligible to receive a grant under subd. 1., an independent living center
12shall comply with the requirements under s. 46.96 (3m) (a) 1. to 3. and (am) 1. and
132.
AB40-ASA1,872
14Section
872. 48.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,525,1515
48.06
(1) (title)
Counties with a population of 500,000 750,000 or more.
AB40-ASA1,873
16Section
873. 48.06 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,525,2517
48.06
(1) (a) 1. In counties with a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, the
18department shall provide the court with the services necessary for investigating and
19supervising child welfare and unborn child welfare cases under this chapter. The
20department is charged with providing child welfare and unborn child welfare intake
21and dispositional services and with administration of the personnel and services of
22the child welfare and unborn child welfare intake and dispositional sections of the
23department. The department shall include investigative services for all children and
24unborn children alleged to be in need of protection or services to be provided by the
25department.
AB40-ASA1,874
1Section
874. 48.06 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,526,22
48.06
(2) (title)
Counties with a population under 500,000 750,000.
AB40-ASA1,875
3Section
875. 48.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,526,164
48.06
(2) (a) In counties having less than
500,000 750,000 population, the
5county board of supervisors shall authorize the county department or court or both
6to provide intake services required by s. 48.067 and the staff needed to carry out the
7objectives and provisions of this chapter under s. 48.069. Intake services shall be
8provided by employees of the court or county department and may not be
9subcontracted to other individuals or agencies, except any county which had intake
10services subcontracted from the county sheriff's department on April 1, 1980, may
11continue to subcontract intake services from the county sheriff's department. Intake
12workers shall be governed in their intake work, including their responsibilities for
13recommending the filing of a petition and entering into an informal disposition, by
14general written policies which shall be formulated by the circuit judges for the
15county, subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial administrative
16district.
AB40-ASA1,876
17Section
876. 48.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,526,2218
48.06
(3) Intake services. The court, the department in a county having a
19population of
500,000 750,000 or more
, or the county department responsible for
20providing intake services under s. 48.067 shall specify one or more persons to provide
21intake services. If there is more than one such worker, one of the workers shall be
22designated as chief worker and shall supervise other workers.
AB40-ASA1,877
23Section
877. 48.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,527,624
48.06
(4) State aid. State aid to any county for court services under this section
25shall be at the same net effective rate that each county is reimbursed for county
1administration under s. 48.569. Counties having a population of less than
500,000 2750,000 may use funds received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), including county or federal
3revenue sharing funds allocated to match funds received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), for
4the cost of providing court attached intake services in amounts not to exceed
50% 50
5percent of the cost of providing court attached intake services or $30,000 per county
6per calendar year, whichever is less.
AB40-ASA1,878
7Section
878. 48.069 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,527,128
48.069
(1) (intro.) The staff of the department, the court, a county department
9or a licensed child welfare agency designated by the court to carry out the objectives
10and provisions of this chapter, or, in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 11or more, the department or an agency under contract with the department to provide
12dispositional services, shall:
AB40-ASA1,879
13Section
879. 48.069 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,527,1914
48.069
(2) Except in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more,
15licensed child welfare agencies and the department shall provide services under this
16section only upon the approval of the agency from whom services are requested. In
17a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, the department or, with the
18approval of the department, a licensed child welfare agency shall provide services
19under this section.
AB40-ASA1,880
20Section
880. 48.069 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,527,2421
48.069
(3) A court or county department responsible for disposition staff or, in
22a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, the department may agree
23with the court or county department responsible for providing intake services that
24the disposition staff may be designated to provide some or all of the intake services.
AB40-ASA1,881
25Section
881. 48.07 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,528,15
148.07
(5) (b) 2. On receipt of an application from a prospective court-appointed
2special advocate, the court-appointed special advocate program, with the assistance
3of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the
4applicant. If the court-appointed special advocate program determines that any
5information obtained as a result of the background investigation provides a
6reasonable basis for further investigation, the court-appointed special advocate
7program may require the applicant to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each
8bearing a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints
, or by other technologies
9approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for
10the submission of the fingerprint cards
or fingerprints by other technologies to the
11federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identification of the
12applicant and obtaining the applicant's criminal arrest and conviction record. The
13court-appointed special advocate program shall keep confidential all information
14received from the department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation under
15this subdivision.
AB40-ASA1,882
16Section
882. 48.345 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,528,2317
48.345
(6m) If the report prepared under s. 48.33 (1) recommends that the child
18is in need of a coordinated services plan of care and if an initiative under s. 46.56 has
19been established
in for the county or, for a child who is a member of a tribe, as defined
20in s. 46.56 (1) (q),
by for a tribe, the judge may order an assessment of the child and
21the child's family for eligibility for and appropriateness of the initiative, and if
22eligible for enrollment in the initiative, that a coordinated services plan of care be
23developed and implemented.
AB40-ASA1,890
24Section
890. 48.43 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 48.43 (7) (a) and amended
25to read:
AB40-ASA1,529,5
148.43
(7) (a) If the agency specified under sub. (1) (a) is the department
and,
2the department shall seek a permanent adoptive placement for the child or seek to
3enter into a subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) with a proposed
4guardian of the child and petition the court for the appointment of that individual
5as the guardian of the child under s. 48.977 (2).
AB40-ASA1,529,12
6(b) If a permanent adoptive
or subsidized guardianship placement is not in
7progress 2 years after entry of the order, the department may petition the court to
8transfer legal custody of the child to a county department, except that the
9department may not petition the court to transfer to a county department legal
10custody of a child who was initially taken into custody under s. 48.195 (1). The court
11shall transfer the child's legal custody to the county department specified in the
12petition. The department shall remain the child's guardian.
AB40-ASA1,891
13Section
891. 48.48 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,529,1714
48.48
(3m) (d) The tribal court has signed a written contract that addresses
15federal and state law and that provides that the tribal court will accept the return
16of the legal custody or the legal custody and guardianship of the child if the
17department petitions the tribal court to do so under s. 48.485
(2).